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A young professional shares the story of how she changed her "follower" reputation at work to one of a leader with the help of her boss and a coach. The woman received a promotion after making changes such as wearing clothing more befitting an executive, learning to speak up more and being better prepared for meetings.

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People with Alzheimer's disease face a higher likelihood of ischemic heart disease, but they are less likely to be treated with coronary angioplasty or bypass surgery, according to a study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland. The researchers, whose paper was published in the International Journal of Cardiology, noted it's not clear whether the lower utilization of angioplasty among Alzheimer's patients was linked to poorer access to treatment.

To deal with stress, the first thing you must do is recognize it and admit it, Jon Wortmann writes. If you practice thinking about things you enjoy, then when you know you're stressed you can latch onto those thoughts and switch your focus, he writes.

You need to be careful when searching for another job while already employed, experts say. Some ways to discreetly hunt for work include only doing it on personal time with personal resources and not blabbing about it on social media, they say.

It's important to listen without making judgments and to maintain a "discovery" mindset when asking questions, says Judith Glaser, author of "Conversational Intelligence." "Too often we ask questions to guide people to where we want them to go. That is felt by others as leading questions and can be interpreted as manipulation, putting people on guard," she says.